Aussie court hits Meta with $20 million fine following privacy breaches

The Australian Federal Court has fined Meta $20 million after finding the social media giant misled consumers about how their private information was being used.

After a two-and-a-half year legal battle, the court found that Onavo Protect, a Facebook app meant to protect user information online, was being used to harvest user data for commercial use.

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